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Fall Festival on September 11 celebrates Great Swampâs 50 yearsWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:34AMThe Friends of Great Swamp will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center, 32 Pleasant Plains Road in Harding Township during its annual Fall Festival.

Kids-East Bay Through September 19Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:15PM"BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION," -- through Sept. 12. A variety of concerts and dances suitable for the whole family. Events take place at various venues; check website for details.

Museums-East Bay Through September 19Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:14PMAFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT OAKLAND The Oakland Public Library's museum is designed to discover, preserve, interpret and share the cultural and historical experiences of African Americans in California and the West. In addition, a three-panel mural is on permanent display.

Roger Federer Vs Rafael Nadal: Beauty Against The BeastSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:32PMNadal and Federer, Federer and Nadal, can we mention one without naming the other? Once upon a time, there was Roger Federer and the many dwarfs. Then arrived Rafael Nadal like a light bulb whose incandescence shone brighter and brighter. But not so much to eclipse a dwindling Federer but enough to illumine and bathe the ATP  tennis courts—each taking turns at being sunbeam and moonbeam. We have ...

In search of nature's most moving talesSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:00AMDAVID Hamlin kept a poker face when asked if he would like to oversee the National Geographic Channel's most ambitious wildlife documentary.

Festival fetes Great Swampâs 50 yearsFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:53PMThe Friends of Great Swamp will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center, 32 Pleasant Plains Road in Harding Township during its annual Fall Festival.

Calendar: Week of Sept. 3, 2010Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:19PMFirst Friday Art Reception, The Art Center, 1803 N. Seventh St., gallery talk 6:30 p.m. by juror Sally Strand, reception 7-9 p.m., opening exhibits “From Taos to Denver and Beyond,” guest curator Michael Hurshman; “The Studio Drawings: Works by Dale Leys”; “Fireworks,” Junction Clay Arts Guild; and Mile High International juried art exhibit.

How is a Penguin like a PennDOT worker?Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:12AMEven in a zoo as street as the Philadelphia Zoo , things must get a little boring for the exhibits. Their job is, well, to, like, uhm, wake up and...eat, maybe? Then putz around, being...y'know, animals. If they want to satisfy some deviant zoologists, they might consider putting on a free show breeding in captivity. So it's pretty awesome if you're a penguin and a butterfly wanders into your ...

Harding's Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge fetes 50 yearsFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:34AMHARDING TWP. –Over the past 50 years, the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) has grown to almost 8000 acres.